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  • Z ZurdoDev

    What is the proper pronunciation for GUID? 1) goo-id like fluid 2) gwid like squid? I have always said and heard gwid but at my new job they say goo-id and it sounds funny. Makes me laugh every time.

    There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.

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      What is the proper pronunciation for GUID? 1) goo-id like fluid 2) gwid like squid? I have always said and heard gwid but at my new job they say goo-id and it sounds funny. Makes me laugh every time.

      There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.

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      Chris Losinger
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      i've only heard it pronounced "goo-id". in my head, i like to pronounce it "gweed" - you know, for fun.

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        i've only heard it pronounced "goo-id". in my head, i like to pronounce it "gweed" - you know, for fun.

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        StM0n
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        you are missing a hyphen...

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          i've only heard it pronounced "goo-id". in my head, i like to pronounce it "gweed" - you know, for fun.

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          jim lahey
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          G-Weed, yo.

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          • Z ZurdoDev

            What is the proper pronunciation for GUID? 1) goo-id like fluid 2) gwid like squid? I have always said and heard gwid but at my new job they say goo-id and it sounds funny. Makes me laugh every time.

            There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.

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            Tomato, potato, what's the difference. :-D


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            • Z ZurdoDev

              What is the proper pronunciation for GUID? 1) goo-id like fluid 2) gwid like squid? I have always said and heard gwid but at my new job they say goo-id and it sounds funny. Makes me laugh every time.

              There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.

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              Lost User
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              I've only ever heard goo-id in the UK.

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                G-Weed, yo.

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                Chris Losinger
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                exactly

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                • Z ZurdoDev

                  What is the proper pronunciation for GUID? 1) goo-id like fluid 2) gwid like squid? I have always said and heard gwid but at my new job they say goo-id and it sounds funny. Makes me laugh every time.

                  There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.

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                  Ravi Bhavnani
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                  I use (1), but I've also heard it spoken letter by letter (i.e. "gee you eye dee") which seemed odd to me. /ravi

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                  • Z ZurdoDev

                    What is the proper pronunciation for GUID? 1) goo-id like fluid 2) gwid like squid? I have always said and heard gwid but at my new job they say goo-id and it sounds funny. Makes me laugh every time.

                    There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.

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                    NormDroid
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                    Ever seen the early COM days circa 94, I always thought the pronounciation was gew-id.

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                    • Z ZurdoDev

                      What is the proper pronunciation for GUID? 1) goo-id like fluid 2) gwid like squid? I have always said and heard gwid but at my new job they say goo-id and it sounds funny. Makes me laugh every time.

                      There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.

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                      How ironic that something supposed to represent uniqueness, has mutliple pronounciations. :)

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                      • Z ZurdoDev

                        What is the proper pronunciation for GUID? 1) goo-id like fluid 2) gwid like squid? I have always said and heard gwid but at my new job they say goo-id and it sounds funny. Makes me laugh every time.

                        There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.

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                        Karl Sanford
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                        If I'm talking to other technical people, I usually say goo-id. Though if I'm talking to non-tech folk, I usually try to spell out my acronyms (gee yoo eye dee) so they can look it up later if they need to. If they are really non-tech, I won't even bother with acronyms, I would just say globally unique identifier.

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                        • B BobJanova

                          I use 1 and I think it has more logic, as far as you can use that with English. 'qu' is a two character single sound, so the vowel there is 'i', not 'ui' as in GUID. The analogy is fluid or ruin and I can't think of an English word with ui (that isn't qui) that is pronounced the other way. (Cuisine doesn't count, it's not of English origin.) You could use 'fruit' as an analogy (gyoud?) but I think that would just be too weird.

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                          ZurdoDev
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                          I agree completely that phonetically it should be like fluid but I have only heard a few people say it that way.

                          There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.

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                            What is the proper pronunciation for GUID? 1) goo-id like fluid 2) gwid like squid? I have always said and heard gwid but at my new job they say goo-id and it sounds funny. Makes me laugh every time.

                            There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.

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                            When all else fails theirs always: Gee-Ewe-Eye-Dee . . . works every time.

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                              How ironic that something supposed to represent uniqueness, has mutliple pronounciations. :)

                              Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra] posting about Crystal Reports here is like discussing gay marriage on a catholic church’s website.[Nishant Sivakumar]

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                              ZurdoDev
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                              :) Too true. Globally unique, in fact.

                              There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.

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                                i've only heard it pronounced "goo-id". in my head, i like to pronounce it "gweed" - you know, for fun.

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                                Chris Losinger wrote:

                                you know, for fun.

                                That why I pronounce XML as "shimmel". :-D

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                                  :) Too true. Globally unique, in fact.

                                  There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.

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                                  we'll need a new identifier if we are to conquer space.

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                                    How ironic that something supposed to represent uniqueness, has mutliple pronounciations. :)

                                    Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra] posting about Crystal Reports here is like discussing gay marriage on a catholic church’s website.[Nishant Sivakumar]

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                                    • Z ZurdoDev

                                      What is the proper pronunciation for GUID? 1) goo-id like fluid 2) gwid like squid? I have always said and heard gwid but at my new job they say goo-id and it sounds funny. Makes me laugh every time.

                                      There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.

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                                      'Strange beast'.

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                                        Chris Losinger wrote:

                                        you know, for fun.

                                        That why I pronounce XML as "shimmel". :-D

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                                        hah! or pronounce it "camel" and always spell it with greek letter Chi.

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                                        • Z ZurdoDev

                                          What is the proper pronunciation for GUID? 1) goo-id like fluid 2) gwid like squid? I have always said and heard gwid but at my new job they say goo-id and it sounds funny. Makes me laugh every time.

                                          There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.

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                                          Jason Hooper
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                                          Gwid like squid. Where there are multiple acceptable pronunciations of a word I will always choose the one with the fewest syllables--it only makes sense. Sequel instead of S-Q-L, gwid instead of goo-id, etc.

                                          Jason

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